Government Lab Decrypts Tesla Driving Data
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In the seven years since Tesla first debuted the advanced driver-assist technology known as Autopilot, the system has made headlines over everything from ill-advised driver behavior to deadly crashes.
In the U.S., federal highway regulators just weeks ago opened an investigation of Autopilot after a series of crashes involving Teslas and emergency vehicles parked on roadsides.
Other nations, of course, have their own incidents to look into \\u2014 and one, according to Reuters, took a particularly aggressive strategy.
The investigation began after a Tesla in the Netherlands \\u2014 with Autopilot on and, apparently, following too closely behind another car \\u2014 was involved in a rear-end collision.
Tesla\\u2019s cars collect and store driving data in order to make improvements or fix potential problems, but the company encrypts it to protect drivers\\u2019 privacy and keep it out of the hands of its rivals. It\\u2019s available, by request, to owners and the authorities, but Dutch officials said important details were left out.
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